Patton -
That's easy -
Better air and fuel filters on the carbs and better oil filters on the
spin-on adaptor. These three changes will make a HUGE difference in
the long term running of any healey motor. My BJ8 motor has close to
80K miles on it since rebuild and it still does not burn a single bit
of oil.
I wouldn't put a cooper filter on my healey if my life depended on it.
Best Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 4/19/06, Patton Dickson <57healey@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Trying not to be a smartalex, I seriouslly want to know how are rebuilds on
> motors that most everyone here assumes are tired at 60K+ original miles
> going to last 200K miles?
>
> Patton
>
>
> On 4/18/06, Alan Seigrist Blue 100 <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ned -
> >
> > David's advice is correct. Don't bother trying to fiddle with it bit
> > by bit, take out the whole block and have everything mic'd and
> > measured, and rebuild it properly. If you do that, the motor will
> > last a long long time... 200K + miles. If you cheap out, you will be
> > tinkering with it for the next 20 years.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
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